Attacking Syria is likely to cost a billion dollars, and could cost far more.

If we could expect it to result in an important change for the better, it might be worth that cost — but we can't expect that.

Intervention in Syria against a tyrant could be justified if

1. The Syrian people wanted it (in fact, many do and many don't).
2. We could be confident that the new government would establish freedom and human rights (not likely with al-Nusra).

86% of US internauts do something to cover up their Internet use from snoopers.

A US soldier reported a security hole to the army, and the response was to tell him not to talk about it, since the army does not intend to fix it.

This same attitude appears whenever someone reveals US government dirty deeds. Rather than concluding, "We should have thought twice before doing something like this," the state concludes, "Anyone who talks about this is our enemy and should be punished."

US citizens: call on the US to insist on full abortion coverage in the health care for congressional staff.

US public libraries are under government pressure to install filters, and these filters often block quite a lot. You can push back against this.